Maria Telalian

{{Short description|Greek diplomat}} [[File:Maria Telalian, ODIHR Director, addresses OSCE PA human rights committee in Vienna, 20 Feb. 2025 (54338792092).jpg|thumb|Telalian addresses OSCE PA human rights committee in Vienna, 20 Feb. 2025]] '''Maria Telalian''' ({{langx|el|Μαρία Τελαλιάν}}) is a Greek diplomat currently serving as the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). She was appointed to this position in December 2024. In her role, she oversees efforts to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law across the OSCE participating states.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maria Telalian |url=https://www.osce.org/odihr/director |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=www.osce.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Minister Radosław Sikorski meets with Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights' Director Maria Telalian - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland - Gov.pl website |url=https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/minister-radoslaw-sikorski-meets-with-office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights-director-maria-telalian |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Career == Prior to her appointment as ODIHR Director, Telalian held various diplomatic and governmental positions{{which|date=September 2025}} related to international relations, human rights, and democratic governance, working within the OSCE framework and cooperation with European institutions{{which|date=September 2025}}.

As ODIHR Director, Telalian is responsible for coordinating election observation missions, monitoring human rights violations, and supporting legal reforms to strengthen democratic institutions. She works to address human rights issues related to conflicts, including monitoring violations by Russian forces in Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit by the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights |url=https://www.echr.coe.int/w/visit-by-the-director-of-the-osce-office-for-democratic-institutions-and-human-rights |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=ECHR |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Statement in the Response to the Report by the Director of ODIHR |url=https://www.norway.no/en/missions/osce/norway-and-the-osce/statements/norwegian-statements-2025/statement-in-the-response-to-the-report-by-the-director-of-odihr/ |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=Norgesportalen |language=en}}</ref>

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